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-No'Model.

W. W. WHITAKER.

Mitten.

Patented May 24,1881.

WITNESSES fJVVEJV'TOR 3 .dttorney v n. PEIERS. Mumm- M Q UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM W. WHITAKER, OF GLOVERSVILLE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO DANIEL S. HULETT, OF SAME PLACE.

MITTEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 241,899, dated May 24, 1881.

Application filed February 28, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom wt may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM W. WHITA- KER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gloversville, in the county of Fulton and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in .Mittens; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention consists of a mitten having a knit two-ply back, and in other improvements, all of which will be fully understood by the following descriptionand claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l representsa knit sack to form the two-pl y back of my improved mitten. Fig. 2 represents the leather palm D, being attached or stitched to the two-ply back A, the lining being folded back to the left. Fig. 3 is a front view of the finished mitten. Fig. 4 is a cross-section at the wrist; and Fig. 5 is across-section on the liney 3 in Fig. 2, the wrist part B H being seen in the distance.

In the manufacture of my improved mitten I knit the sack shown in Fig 1. The hand A may have a close stiteh,'the wrist H may be seamed, and the mouth part of the sack may be knit'in looserstitch, to be turned in and form the lining of thewrist. across one side of this sack, on the line w 00, so

A cut is made that both folds of the sack may form the back of the hand of the mitten, to be attached to the leather front, which may be lined in the usual way. The leather palm D is attached tothe border of the knit sack by means ofa throughand-through stitch, as shown at Lin Fig. 2. This gives a strong seam, and may be done by a sewing-machine, thus saving expense in the manufacture. The fold or edge of the sack forms a strong selvage, not liable to rip or ravel like cut edges of textile fabric. In lilge manner the border-pieces of leather, 0 and G, are also attached by through-andthrough stitch, as seen in Fig. 2. Now the mitten is turned and the hand is finished in the usual way. The leather palm E is attached to the wrist at I by a through-and-through stitch, as shown in Fig. 4. This seam takes in the double fold on the front of the wrist, and also the edge of the flap F, which is intended to be seized in pulling on the mitten, thus avoiding the necessity of stretching the knit wrist.

Having described my invention, what Iclaim 1s- A mitten having a two-ply back and two-ply wrist, all knit in one continuous piece, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM W. WHITAKER.

Witnesses:

DANIEL BREED, GEO. F. GRAHAM. 

